INSIDE BY PORTFOLIO 2020

31 W hile Karen is baking in the kitchen on the ground floor, and her husband Raphael is reading on the sun deck on the second floor, they manage to keep an eye on their sons Russell and Keagan. At the core of their 5,000-square-foot home, architect Yew, from the multidisciplinary design practice oonarchi, has built an air well that connects three of the structure’s five levels like a glass-walled shaft. The architectural ‘device’ – and it does function like one – amplifies air and light flow into the interiors besides providing space for an interior courtyard and visual accessibility. Raphael and Karen wanted a highly functional home with a minimalist feel defined by fine finishes and well-crafted furniture pieces. This setting is both emotional and inspirational, Yew says. “The spatial requirements arose from a series of collaborative conversations where Raphael, Karen, and I arrived at a common appreciation for shared